Let me make the point- homebrew is brilliant fun. Hands up – who tried home brewing as a teenager, stashing brews all over the place? Personally, I don’t think you have lived if you haven’t had a dodgy home brew explode. Thankfully, as adults we can now purchase cutting edge home brewing equipment. Equipment that is much safer too. In recent years, with the recession, we have found that breweries have more tendency to offer their ales for production at home. Modern home brew kits are both safe and hygenic as well as user friendly. There are a number of home brew forums and websites dedicated to helping beginner and advanced home brewers.
Home brewing kits and supplies are also very cheap. The last home brew kit I purchased worked out to just 20 pence a pint! If the credit crunch is hitting your pocket, and you like the old tipple (or eight), then home brewing actually has the potential to save you a packet load. I have friends that spend upwards of 50 pounds on one Friday night. While I cannot see that home brewing is for them, it does work for me. For example, if you drink two bottles of wine a week, which is eight bottles in a month, you are spending probably around 40 pounds a month. If you saved half by home brewing you save 20 pounds a month. This might not be a massive amount, but it does add up over the course of a year.
Designing your own brew has to be the most enjoyable part of brewing at home. Imagine with the choice of ingredients you can think up your very own unique drink. Ever wondered what ginger tastes like in wine? Give it a go! With so much choice you’ll have great fun thinking up your own brew. Amaze friends and family with your wine making skills.
Impressing your friends is another big advantage. Imagine, lads, you have a girl over and you ask her what she wants to drink. You hope you have some wine or whatever she might like in the fridge. What if you could pull out a fresh home brew from under the stairs. Just a little something you’ve rustled up! Bringing round your own wine to a dinner party is sure to impress friends and family. If you are thinking of giving your Nan a bottle of home brew for Christmas though, make sure you keep an eye on the strength.
Being able to keep massive quantities of brew is one final advantage. I have had gallons stored under my stairs- enough to hold a week of parties! Most batches of home brew will let you store anywhere from 15 to 30 pints in one go. If you therefore had two or three on the go, you’d have enough for months on end. Imagine that, you would not need to leave the house for the love of home brew.
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